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How Democrats Lost on Immigration

There is agreement among Democrats that the party had a problem on immigration and border security in the 2024 election, but there’s no consensus on how to fix it. Lisa Lerer, a national political correspondent for The New York Times, describes how the party got here. Source link

First challenge to courthouse arrest: Family with ailing child fights US Immigration detention; lawsuit alleges rights violations

In a first of its kind lawsuit involving children, a Honduran mother and her two young children have sued the US government over their arrest outside a Texas courthouse, alleging violations of constitutional rights. The family, who legally entered the US using the CBP One app, is detained at the Dilley immigration processing center and […]

Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’: How US president could change America’s immigration system – the wall, ICE & more

US President Donald Trump (Pic credit: AP) Donald Trump’s ambitious spending cut and border security package – the “big, beautiful bill” – is estimated to inject around $150 billion into the mass deportation agenda of the US leader in the four years of his second and final term – 15 times the current annual budget […]

New visa restrictions: US bars foreign officials who help illegal, mass immigration

US announces visa restrictions on foreign government officials who facilitate illegal immigration to the US. The United States announced new visa restrictions on foreign government officials and others who facilitate illegal and mass immigration to the United States. In a statement, the US Embassy India said, “We will not tolerate those who facilitate illegal and […]

Obama on immigration: Former president breaks silence amid ICE arrests, speaks about DACA

Barack Obama spoke on immigration and said his administration showed the solution. Former president Barack Obama broke his silence on the immigration row that has plagued the country now with ICE arrests that led to riots in Los Anegesl, and said his administration showed how US could balance between the two — a nation of […]

Trump administration hands over immigrant Medicaid data, targets ‘unsatisfactory immigration status’; raises privacy law concerns

US President Donald Trump (Image credits: AP) The Trump administration this week gave deportation officials access to personal data, including immigration status, of millions of Medicaid enrollees, raising legal and ethical concerns within the government.Internal memos and emails revealed that officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) objected to the data transfer, […]

In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration

new video loaded: In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration transcript Back transcript In L.A.’s Little Tokyo, Protests Draw Sympathy and Frustration Business owners and locals in Little Tokyo say they are conflicted: frustrated as they scrub graffiti and clean up after looting, but also holding a deep sense of solidarity with anti-immigration […]

Trump’s immigration policy shift? What US President said on farm labors; watch video

Despite his typically hardline stance on immigration, US President Donald Trump on Thursday signalled a potential shift—suggesting some undocumented immigrants may be allowed to remain in the US to prevent labour shortages in critical sectors like agriculture and hospitality.Speaking at a White House event, Trump said an executive order is being considered to allow certain […]

Los Angeles protests: Over 20 arrested, tensions persist amid Trump immigration raids and military deployment

More than 20 people were detained on the first night of a curfew imposed in downtown Los Angeles, as police deployed crowd-control projectiles to disperse protesters rallying against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, authorities said on Wednesday. While officials reported fewer clashes compared to earlier demonstrations, the presence of heavily armed troops and ongoing immigration […]

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown: LA police imposes curfew, deploys force amid protests; 197 arrested as unrest spreads nationwide

Los Angeles police swiftly enforced a city-imposed curfew Tuesday night, arresting nearly 200 people within minutes of it taking effect as protests intensified over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. Mounted officers and crowd-control projectiles were used to disperse a group of hundreds in the downtown area. National Guard troops, while present behind plastic shields, did […]